Tent support



Feb. 2, 1932. s 1,843,312

TENT SUPPORT Filed Oct. 15, 1930 INVEN TOR.

BY W W 7% ATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 7 2, 1932 UNITED STATES.

: FLETCHER AMES, PALO.ALTO,.(}AL1EORCN1A,ASSiGfiOIt T0 AMESl-IARRISNEVILLE 00., OF SAN FRANCISCO, onrrroama'n conronn'rrouor CALIFORNIA.

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Application filed October 15, 1930. seiiai No. 488,800. I

.This invention relates to a tent support and especially toa portable support'which' may be folded to form acompa'ct bundle for shipment, storage, or otherwise.

The objectof the present invention is to generally improve and simplify the construction and operationof tent'supports; to

provide a tent support which is portable and foldable so as toform a compactbundle'forto provide a tent support from which the tent is suspended and held ina taut condition and in which guy ropes, pegs, andother fasteningand bracing means may be entirely eliminated.

' The tent support porting frame looking from the rearof the tent,

ing frame looking tent,

Fig. 3 1s a from the front of the i is, the golf ball is placed on a tee some distance in front of the tentand the person prac-' ticing drives the ball into the tentand for this reason no front flap or closure is dis-- closed. The tent shownmay otherwise be referredto as a lean-to type of tent and if that type is used a front section may beemployed. Where the tent is used. in golf practice a plurality of intermediate strips, such as shown" at .4, are employed. These are: hung from the roof of the tent in any "suitable man-v ner some distance in frontof the rear'w'all By being so positionedthe force; of the golfball is broken and the impact ac tion against the rear wall3 is materially re-..

section 3.

duced. A bottom flap 5 is secured to the rear is shown by way of il1u s-. tration in the accompanying drawings, m

which l r v Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the tentsup- Fig. 2 is a similar view of tlie te'nt support central, vertical, longitudinal section ofthe tent and theframe supporting drawings in detail, A in-- wall and this extends forwardly and beneath the strips 4, thus returning the'balls to the front end offthe tent where the player may readily gather them.

The frame whereby the tent is supported forms the main subject matter of the present application. It consists ofv pairs of'legs such as indicated at 6 and 7 One pair-is placed on each side ofthe tent and they'are connected by'cross polessuch as shown at 8 and 9. Thelegs- 6 and 7 of eachpair are pivotally. connected as at Tel so that theymay be folded to lieparallel'when the tent is notin use and also 'to permit the formation of compact bundle for shipment, storage, or the like;

Whenthe tent is to be'e'rected crossbar 8' is slipped through a' loop or enlarged hem por-- tion 10' formed at the front end of'the roof section. Thesupporting legs 6 are provided with pegs ll'and these are passed through the perforated ends of the pole. The legs are then extended as shown in either'Fig'. 1 or 2 and therearcross pole 9 is applied in' the same manner. That is, its ends are drilled or perforated to receive the supporting pegs 11a. The rear end of the roof section is provided with an'extendedflap 12 and this is provided with eyelets. A rope or like fastening means 13 is laced through the eyelets and'rpassed around the cross pole '9 and the tent roof may thusbe stretched tight between the cross poles. vThe supportingframe is then braced by angle braces 14 and horizontal braces 15, these braces materially increasing rigidity of the supporting frame as a whole. 'Thebraces 14 and 15 employed' are identical in construction. For instance,'the braces 15- are pivotally secured as at 16 to the legs 7 of each pair. The opposite end of 1 each brace 15 has a hole drilled therein and so brought into register and'a'bolt with anordiing the legs- 6. and? rigidly against pivotal" movement.

d have thesupporting legs 6. These holes are 7 ,nary wing nut 17 is applied, thus securing the. horizontal braces' in place and thereby secur- The angle braces'whichbrace the frame laterally are similarly constructed,'their. lowv er endsbeing pivotally attached as. at .18 to the upper ends ofthe legs-=7 whilethe oppo-f site ends of the braces are drilled and so is the cross pole 9. The holes are brought into register and bolts are passed through which are secured by wing nuts 19. The supporting frame thus erected maintains the roof section of the tent stretched in an elevated position with the side walls and the end. wall of the tent suspended therefrom, in this manner eliminating the use of guy ropes,fastening pegs, or braces of any character. The entire tent, being so to say, suspended from the cross poles of the supporting frame.

The frame, together with the tent supported thereby, may be quickly and readily set up or taken down and when taken down it is possible to swing the supporting legs of each pair into a parallel position and to place the cross poles parallel thereto. The tent may then be wound about the poles and a compact small bundle is formed which can be readily stored or shipped as the case may be.

lNhile the frame has been described as a support for a golf practicing tent, it is obvious that a lean-to or similar type of tent may be employed, and while certain features of the present invention are more or less specifically described, I wish it understood that various changes may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims. Similarly, that the materials and finishes of the'several parts employed may be such as the manufacturer may decide, or varying conditions or uses may demand.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is Y 1. The combination with a tent having a flat roof section and an end and side wall sections attached thereto, of a supporting frame for the tent, said frame comprising pairs of pivotally connected leg members normally crossing each other when extended to support the tent, there being one pair of supporting legs disposed on each side of the tent and exterior thereof, a pair of cross poles support,

ed by the upper ends of the leg members, and means securing the front and rear ends of the tent roof section with relation to said cross poles so as to maintain the roof of the tent in an elevated position with the end and side wall sections of the tent suspended therefrom.

2. The combination with a tent having a flat roof section and an end and side wall sections attached thereto, of a supporting frame for the tent, said frame comprising pairs of pivotally connected leg members normally crossing each other when extended to support the tent, there being one pair of supporting legs disposed on each side of the tent, a pair of cross poles perforated at their ends, pegs on the upper ends of the supporting legs adapted to extend through the perforated ends of the poles to support the same, means securing the front end of the tent roof to onepole, adjustable means securing the rear end of the tent roof to the other cross pole, said adjustable means permitting stretching of the tent roof to maintain it in a taut elevated position with the end and side wall sections of the tent freely suspended therefrom.

3. The combination with a tent having a fiat roof section and an end and side wall sections attached thereto, of a supporting frame for the tent, said frame comprising pairs of pivotally connected leg members normally crossing each other when extended to support the tent, there being one pair of supporting legs disposed on each side of the tent, a pair of cross poles perforated at their ends, pegs on the upper ends of the supporting legs adapted to extend through the perforated ends of the poles to support the same, means securing the front end of the tent roof to one pole, adjustable means securing the rear end of the tent roof to the other cross pole, said adjustable means permitting stretching of the tent roof to maintain it in a taut elevated position with the end and side wall sections of the tent suspended therefrom, and means for bracing the cross poles with relation to the supporting legs to insure lateral rigidity.

4. The combination with a tent having a flat roof section and an end and side wall sections attached thereto, of a supporting frame for the tent, said frame comprising pairs of pivotally connected leg members normally crossing each other when extended to support the tent, there being one pair of supporting legs disposed on each side of the tent, a pair of cross poles perforated at their ends, pegs on the upper ends of'the supporting legs adapted to extend through the perforated ends of the poles to support the same, means securing the front end of the tent roof to one pole, adjustable means securing the rear end of the tent roof to the other cross pole, said adjustable means permitting stretching of the tent roof to maintain it in a taut elevated position with the end andside wall sections of the tent suspended therefrom, and other brace members connecting the pivotally connected supporting] legs and securing them in extended crossed position.

5. In a structure of the character described, a frame comprising a pair of pivotally connected supporting leg members normally crossing each other, a second pair of pivotally connected leg members normally crossing each other and spaced from the first named legs, a pair of cross poles connecting the upper ends of each pair of pivotally connected supporting leg members, a sheet of fabric stretched between the cross poles and secured thereto, said fabric forming the roof of a tent, and a pair of tent side walls and an end wall secured to the roof and freely suspended therefrom, said side walls of the tent being disposed between the pairs of pivotally connected supporting legs. 7

' FLETCHER AMES. 

